Italy vs United States: Energy embedded in traded goods as a share of domestic energy
Italy
20.9%
in 2020
United States
12.3%
in 2020
Italy rank
9th
United States rank
12th
Energy embedded in traded goods as a share of domestic energy over time
- Italy
- United States
How they compare
Italy currently reports 20.9% against 12.3% in United States, a difference of 8.6%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.7 times United States's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 9th and United States ranks 12th of 43 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.6% | 5.7% | 16.9% | Italy |
| 2000s | 29.0% | 12.3% | 16.8% | Italy |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 10.8% | 12.8% | Italy |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 12.3% | 8.7% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy embedded in traded goods as a share of domestic energy, Italy or United States?
- Italy, at 20.9% against 12.3% in United States as of 2020.
- What is the difference in energy embedded in traded goods as a share of domestic energy between Italy and United States?
- 8.6%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Italy and United States rank globally for energy embedded in traded goods as a share of domestic energy?
- Italy ranks 9th and United States ranks 12th of 43 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Energy embedded in traded goods as a share of domestic energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net energy embedded in traded goods is the difference in energy embedded in exported goods, and imported goods. A positive value means that a country is a net importer; a negative means it's a net exporter. This is given as a percentage of a country's domestic energy use.